The 2015 BC Lions season was the 58th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 62nd overall. The Lions qualified for the playoffs for the 19th straight year, but lost the West Semi-Final game to the Calgary Stampeders. This was the team's first and only season under new head coach, Jeff Tedford, former head coach at California, and the 13th under general manager Wally Buono.

For the sixth consecutive season, the Lions held their training camp at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops, British Columbia, with rookie camp beginning Wednesday, May 27, and main camp beginning on Sunday, May 31. Due to scheduling conflicts with the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the Lions' home pre-season game was played at Thunderbird Stadium on the main campus of the University of British Columbia.

Offseason Free agents Position Player 2015 team Date signed Notes LB Jason Arakgi BC Lions Jan. 8, 2015 Three-year contract QB Kevin Glenn Saskatchewan Roughriders Feb. 19, 2015 WR Ernest Jackson Ottawa Redblacks Feb. 10, 2015 DB J. R. LaRose LS/LB Jordan Matechuk Released Jan. 28, 2015

CFL draft The 2015 CFL draft took place on May 12, 2015. The Lions had eight selections in the seven-round draft, gaining another fifth-round pick following the trade of Seydou Junior Haidara to Hamilton.

Round Pick Player Position School/club team 1 5 Ese Mrabure-Ajufo DL Wilfrid Laurier 2 14 Brett Boyko OL Nevada, Las Vegas 3 23 Shaquille Murray-Lawrence RB Nevada, Las Vegas 4 32 Adrian Clarke LB Bishop's 5 41 Campbell Allison OL Eastern Michigan 5 43 Christian Covington DL Rice 6 49 Joshua Brinkworth DB Pacific 7 58 Maxx Forde DE Idaho

Preseason Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A ByeB Fri, June 12 6:30 p.m. PDT at Calgary Stampeders L 6–20 0–1 TSN2 McMahon Stadium 28,557 RecapC Fri, June 19 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 13–18 0–2 None Thunderbird Stadium 6,117 Recap

Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season Standings

Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 1 Bye2 Sat, July 4 3:00 p.m. PDT at Ottawa Redblacks L 16–27 0–1 TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium 24,376 Recap3 Fri, July 10 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 35–32 1–1 TSN/RDS BC Place 23,062 Recap4 Fri, July 17 7:00 p.m. PDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 27–24 2–1 TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium 26,159 Recap5 Fri, July 24 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Toronto Argonauts L 27–30 2–2 TSN/RDS2 BC Place 20,085 Recap6 Thurs, July 30 5:30 p.m. PDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 13–23 2–3 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Investors Group Field 27,214 Recap7 Thurs, Aug 6 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 26–23 3–3 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 BC Place 20,316 Recap8 Sat, Aug 15 4:00 p.m. PDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 22–52 3–4 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 24,110 Recap9 Thurs, Aug 20 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 13–23 3–5 TSN/RDS BC Place 20,977 Recap 10 Bye11 Thurs, Sept 3 4:30 p.m. PDT at Montreal Alouettes W 25–16 4–5 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 21,885 Recap12 Sun, Sept 13 1:00 p.m. PDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks L 18–31 4–6 TSN BC Place 19,833 Recap13 Fri, Sept 18 6:00 p.m. PDT at Calgary Stampeders L 23–35 4–7 TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 31,586 Recap14 Sat, Sept 26 1:00 p.m. PDT at Edmonton Eskimos L 23–29 4–8 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 29,148 Recap15 Sat, Oct 3 4:00 p.m. PDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 46–20 5–8 TSN BC Place 24,554 Recap16 Sat, Oct 10 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 26–29 5–9 TSN BC Place 19,826 Recap17 Sat, Oct 17 4:00 p.m. PDT at Edmonton Eskimos L 23–26 5–10 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 28,517 Recap18 Fri, Oct 23 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 40–13 6–10 TSN BC Place 20,058 Recap19 Fri, Oct 30 4:00 p.m. PDT at Toronto Argonauts W 27–25 7–10 TSN Rogers Centre 14,236 Recap20 Sat, Nov 7 4:00 p.m. PST vs. Calgary Stampeders L 7–28 7–11 TSN BC Place 22,900 Recap

Games played with colour uniforms. Games played with white uniforms.

Post-season

Schedule Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score RecordWest Semi-Final Sun, Nov 15 1:30 p.m. PST at Calgary Stampeders L 9–35 0–1 TSN/RDS McMahon Stadium 26,306 Recap

Games played with white uniforms.

Roster 2015 BC Lions final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen T G C G T G/T C/G

Defensive linemen DE DT DT/DE DT DE DE DT/DE Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams LS K/PReserve roster SB DB

Practice roster T T LB G K/P DT SB DB DT

Injured list LB SB DE C G SB G Italics indicate international players Roster updated 2026-05-17 Depth Chart • Transactions

Coaching staff 2015 BC Lions staff Front office and support staff Owner – David Braley President and ceo – Dennis Skulsky General manager and vice president of football operations – Wally Buono Director of Football Operations & Player Personnel – Neil McEvoy Director of US Scouting - Ryan Rigmaiden Player-Business Developmental Advisor - Geroy Simon Football Operations Consultant, Scout - Roy Shivers Area Scout - Mike McCarthy Video Assistant - Andrew Millin Head Trainer - Bill Reichelt Assistant Athletic Therapist - Tristan Sandhu Strength and Conditioning Trainer - Chris Boyko Equipment Manager - Ken "Kato" Kasuya Equipment Assistant - Andrew Dubiellak Equipment Assistant - Stu Mitchell Director of Communications - Jamie Cartmell

Head coaches Head coach – Jeff Tedford

Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks – George Cortez Running backs – Chuck McMann Receivers – Khari Jones Offensive line – Doug Malone Offensive quality control – Quinn Tedford Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator and defensive backs – Mark Washington Defensive line – Robin Ross Linebackers – Johnny Holland Defensive quality control and assistant defensive backs – Willie Fields

Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Chuck McMann

Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning trainer – Chris Boyko

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